Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.7
Points
9.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fiction
Word Count
55363
Points per Word
0.000163
Page Count
282
Points per Page
0.031915
Description
An idealistic young man trains a workhorse to compete in the Palio horse race held each year in Siena, Italy. The plot contains episodes of animal abuse.